What to do when the axeman cometh

Adrian Furnham
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A chapter in The People Business, 2005, pp 174-176 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Downsizing, right sizing, capsizing are, alas, all the rage. Consultants advise it; shareholders welcome it; managers do it. They lay off staff. With all the heroic talk of being lean and mean, the occasional headcount cull is thought of as a highly desirable survival strategy.

Keywords: Sick Leave; Human Resource Management; People Business; Organization Chart; Mutual Defence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230510098_63

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